Four-time NESCAC Coach of the Year, George McCormack, enters his 22nd year as the Head Coach of the Williams College men’s lacrosse team. Over those 22 years, the program has experienced unprecedented success and recognition, competing in the most competitive lacrosse conference in the country. Most recently the 2024 men's lacrosse team defeated Middlebury in triple overtime and made the prestigious ESPN's Top 10 plays while also reclaiming the Thomsen Trophy. The 2023 team won the Little Three Championship (defeating Amherst and Wesleyan in the regular season) and qualified for the NCAA playoffs.
The 2019 was a season of breaking records for the the Ephs. McCormack led his team to the NCAA Division III Final Four for the first time in program history. On the path to the Final Four, Williams earned a record of 18-4, the most wins in a season in program history. After the regular season, McCormack was named NESCAC Coach of the Year, while freshman midfielder Jake Haase was named the NESCAC Rookie of the Year. Juniors Brendan Hoffman and Rock Stewart were named to the USILA All-America Teams, with Hoffman on the First Team and Stewart on the Third Team. Cory Lund, Chris Burdick, and Haase were USILA Honorable Mention All-Americans. Senior defender Cameron Brown was invited to play in the USILA Senior All-Star game.
Milestones under Coach McCormack:
1st ever NESCAC Lacrosse Championship
1st ever NCAA Tournament appearance
1st ever NCAA Final Four appearance
8 Thomsen Trophies
8 Little Three Championships
21 All-Americans
35 All-Conference Players
2X Highest Team GPA in Division III lacrosse
Brendan Hoffman and Rock Stewart were drafted to the MLS, the first Eph players ever
Before coming to Williams, McCormack coached at Union College, Norwich University, Boston College, Ithaca College, and New South Wales, Australia. While at Union, McCormack was named the 1999 Liberty League Lacrosse Coach of the Year.
McCormack received his Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College in 1987 and his Master's in Education from Boston University in 2007. While at Ithaca, he played lacrosse and football, and in his senior year, he played for the football national championship in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
McCormack and his wife, Kristen, live in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and they have three sons Brett, Michael, and Sean.
